Geberit announced sales results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018. The company achieved solid sales growth in the fourth quarter. In Swiss francs, sale increased by 0.5% to CHF 710 million, negatively affected by weaker foreign currency. The organic sales growth rate in local currency reached 3.0% despite a strong previous year's quarter. For the full year 2018, group sales reached CHF 3.1 billion, corresponding to an increase of 5.9% in Swiss francs. The organic sales growth rate in local currencies reached 3.1% in 2018. Sales in Europe increased by 2.8% in the full year and all markets recorded positive growth rates with the exception of the Nordic region and U.K./Ireland.